Yes, after a brutal, hot day in the mountains, a weary Mark Cavendish spoke to our reporter Matt Rendell about how much he enjoyed Stage 8: the heat, throwing up over his handlebars, and a puncture on the final climb for good measure.

It's fair to say Cav won't be getting a call from the Pyrenees tourism board any time soon…

Dimension Data sprint star Mark Cavendish, who has already won three stages on this Tour, admitted that he cried tears of joy as he heard that his team-mate and friend Steve Cummings was riding away to a sensational victory on Stage 7.

Cav also told our reporter Matt Rendell that he thought fellow Englishman Cummings should be picked for Team GB's Olympic road race team.

Mark Cavendish's 10th Tour de France can already be declared a resounding success. The Manxman beat Marcel Kittel and fellow Brit Daniel McLay to victory at the end of stage six in Montauban on Thursday - his third stage win of this Tour.